Promoting healthier food in secondary schools - developing recommendations to enhance existing national school food policy - the ‘EPIC’ study - Appendix 1 amended - 26th April 2024

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Research funded by the NIHR Policy Research Programme (NIHR204247) focuses on promoting healthier food in secondary schools through evidence-informed recommendations to strengthen existing national school food policy. The appendix provides amended supplementary material dated 26 April 2024, following an original submission on 23 February 2024 and a revised submission on 15 April 2024. The work involves author contributions and covers study content spanning aims, methods, stakeholder engagement, and policy-focused analysis for adolescents’ food standards and dietary outcomes.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryLetters

FormatDOCX

Pages68

Reading Time24 min

AccessFree to download

List of Tables

List of Figures

List of appendices

List of Abbreviations

1 Plain Language Summary

2 Executive summary

3 Introduction / background

4 Study Aims and Objectives

5 Methods

5.1 Study Design

5.2 Stakeholder workshops

5.3 Policy Interest group meetings

6 Results

6.1 Stakeholder workshops

6.2 Policy Interest group

7 Discussion

7.1 Summary of findings

7.2 Policy relevance

National Institute for Health Research Policy Research Programme Project: Promoting healthier food in secondary schools: developing recommendations to enhance existing national school food policy: the ‘EPIC’ study NIHR reference number: NIHR204247 Date of original report submission: 23rd February 2024 Date of revised report submission: 15th April 2024 Appendix 1 amended: 26th April 2024 List of authors/contributors: Marie Murphy1, Alexandra Dobell1, Peymane Adab1, Jayne Woodside2, Emma Frew1, Suzanne Spence3, Clare Madden4, Miranda Pallan1 1Institute of Applied Health Research, Medical and Dental School, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK 2Centre for Public Health, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, Queen’s University Belfast, UK 3Population Health Sciences Institute, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, M1.151 William Leech Building, Framlington Place, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK 4Public contributor Key words: school food, adolescents, food standards, food policy, diet This research is funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Policy Research Programme (project reference NIHR204247). The views expressed are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the NIHR or the Department of Health and Social Care. Contents TOC \o "1-4" \h \z \u HYPERLINK \l "_Toc159590577" List of Tables PAGEREF _Toc159590577 \h iii HYPERLINK \l "_Toc159590578" List of Figures PAGEREF _Toc159590578 \h iii HYPERLINK \l "_Toc159590579" List of appendices PAGEREF _Toc159590579 \h iii HYPERLINK \l "_Toc159590580" List of Abbreviations PAGEREF _Toc159590580 \h iii HYPERLINK \l "_Toc159590581" 1 Plain Language Summary PAGEREF _Toc159590581 \h 1 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc159590582" 2 Executive summary PAGEREF _Toc159590582 \h 2 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc159590583" 3 Introduction / background PAGEREF _Toc159590583 \h 5 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc159590584" 4 Study Aims and Objectives PAGEREF _Toc159590584 \h 6 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc159590585" 5 Methods PAGEREF _Toc159590585 \h 6 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc159590586" 5.1 Study Design PAGEREF _Toc159590586 \h 6 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc159590587" 5.2 Stakeholder workshops PAGEREF _Toc159590587 \h 6 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc159590588" 5.2.1 Design and planning of stakeholder workshops PAGEREF _Toc159590588 \h 6 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc159590589" 5.2.2 Sampling and recruitment PAGEREF _Toc159590589 \h 6 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc159590590" 5.2.2.1 Secondary school pupils and parents/carers PAGEREF _Toc159590590 \h 7 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc159590591" 5.2.2.2 Other stakeholder groups PAGEREF _Toc159590591 \h 7 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc159590592" 5.2.3 Data collection PAGEREF _Toc159590592 \h 7 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc159590593" 5.2.3.1 Demographic surveys PAGEREF _Toc159590593 \h 7 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc159590594" 5.2.3.2 Workshop format PAGEREF _Toc159590594 \h 7 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc159590595" 5.2.4 Data analysis PAGEREF _Toc159590595 \h 10 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc159590596" 5.3 Policy Interest group meetings PAGEREF _Toc159590596 \h 11 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc159590597" 5.3.1 Sampling and recruitment PAGEREF _Toc159590597 \h 11 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc159590598" 5.3.2 Data collection PAGEREF _Toc159590598 \h 11 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc159590599" 5.3.2.1 Policymaker group meeting 1: Introductory meeting PAGEREF _Toc159590599 \h 11 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc159590600" 5.3.2.2 Interim task: Individual rating and prioritisation PAGEREF _Toc159590600 \h 12 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc159590601" 5.3.2.3 Policymaker group meeting 2: working towards consensus on priority action areas PAGEREF _Toc159590601 \h 12 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc159590602" 5.3.3 Data analysis PAGEREF _Toc159590602 \h 13 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc159590603" 6 Results PAGEREF _Toc159590603 \h 13 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc159590604" 6.1 Stakeholder workshops PAGEREF _Toc159590604 \h 13 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc15959

FAQs

What is the purpose of the EPIC study mentioned in this appendix?

To promote healthier food in secondary schools by developing recommendations that enhance existing national school food policy.

Which NIHR programme and reference number fund the research?

The NIHR Policy Research Programme funds the work under project reference NIHR204247.

What key change does “Appendix 1 amended: 26th April 2024” indicate?

It indicates that the supplemental material in Appendix 1 was revised and updated on 26 April 2024 after earlier submission and revision dates.

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